Claudia Galassi
A5067914856- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Noise Effects and Management
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Global Health Care Issues
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Bone health and treatments
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health disparities and outcomes
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Birth, Development, and Health
Weill Cornell Medicine
2022-2024
Cornell University
2022-2024
Piedmont Reference Center for Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention
2011-2023
Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino
2013-2023
Areté Associates (United States)
2023
MRC Epidemiology Unit
2021
National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
2013-2020
University of Turin
2005-2019
Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro
2019
Meyer Children's Hospital
2017
Land Use Regression (LUR) models have been used increasingly for modeling small-scale spatial variation in air pollution concentrations and estimating individual exposure participants of cohort studies. Within the ESCAPE project, PM(2.5), PM(2.5) absorbance, PM(10), PM(coarse) were measured 20 European study areas at sites per area. GIS-derived predictor variables (e.g., traffic intensity, population, land-use) evaluated to model annual average each The median explained variance (R(2)) was...
Background: Few studies have investigated effects of air pollution on the incidence cerebrovascular events.Objectives: We assessed association between long-term exposure to multiple pollutants and stroke in European cohorts.Methods: Data from 11 cohorts were collected, occurrence a first was evaluated. Individual exposures predicted land-use regression models developed within Study Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE). The were: PM2.5 [particulate matter (PM) ≤ 2.5 μm diameter], coarse...
Air pollution has been associated with cardiovascular mortality, but it remains unclear as to whether specific pollutants are related causes of death. Within the multicenter European Study Cohorts for Pollution Effects (ESCAPE), we investigated associations long-term exposure several air all disease (CVD) well
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relation between traffic indicators in area of residence and occurrence chronic respiratory disorders children. METHODS: A population based survey was conducted 10 areas northern central Italy (autumn 1994 to winter 1995) two age groups (6-7 13-14 years). Information on several near residences collected with a questionnaire given children their parents. The sample analysed included 39,275 subjects (response rate 94.4%). Outcomes were: (a) early (first 2 years...
Wheezing in childhood is not a single disorder and different wheezing-associated respiratory illnesses have been recently described. We investigated the association between wheezing conditions familial, pre-, peri-, postnatal risk factors. studied 16,333 children, 6 to 7 yr old, enrolled population-based study. Standardized questionnaires were filled by parents. A total of 1,221 children had transient early wheezing, 671 persistent 918 late-onset 13,523 never or asthma (control group)....
Several studies have shown an association between nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and mortality. In Italy, the EpiAir multicentric study, "Air Pollution Health: Epidemiological Surveillance Primary Prevention," investigated short-term health effects of air pollution, including NO2.
BACKGROUND. Several studies conducted during the 1990s indicated an increase in prevalence of symptoms asthma; more recent investigations suggest that trend is stabilizing or may even be reversing. OBJECTIVE. We compared 2 cross-sectional surveys 1994 and 2002 8 areas northern central Italy, to evaluate changes for asthma, allergic rhinitis, eczema. METHODS. The International Study Asthma Allergies Childhood methods questionnaires were used investigate 6- 7-year-old children (16115 11287...
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence on the association between ambient air pollution and breast cancer risk is inconsistent.OBJECTIVE: We examined long-term exposure to incidence of postmenopausal in European women.METHODS: In 15 cohorts from nine countries, individual estimates levels at residence were estimated by standardized land-use regression models developed within Study Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE) Transport related Health impacts -Integrated Methodologies Assessing...
Land use regression models (LUR) frequently leave-one-out-cross-validation (LOOCV) to assess model fit, but recent studies suggested that this may overestimate predictive ability in independent data sets. Our aim was evaluate LUR for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM) components exploiting the high correlation between concentrations of PM metrics NO2. have been developed NO2, PM2.5 absorbance, copper (Cu) PM10 based on 20 sites each study areas ESCAPE project. Models were...
Air pollution is associated with a broad range of adverse health effects, including mortality and morbidity due to cardio‐ cerebrovascular diseases (CCVD), but the molecular mechanisms involved are not entirely understood. This study aims investigate involvement oxidative stress inflammation in causal chain, identify intermediate biomarkers that retrospectively exposure prospectively disease. We designed case‐control on CCVD nested cohort 18,982 individuals from EPIC‐Italy study. measured...
Long-term ultrafine particle (UFP) exposure estimates at a fine spatial scale are needed for epidemiological studies. Land use regression (LUR) models were developed and evaluated six European areas based on repeated 30 min monitoring following standardized protocols. In each area; Basel (Switzerland), Heraklion (Greece), Amsterdam, Maastricht, Utrecht ("The Netherlands"), Norwich (United Kingdom), Sabadell (Spain), Turin (Italy), 160-240 sites monitored to develop LUR by supervised stepwise...
Epidemiological evidence on the association between ambient air pollution and brain tumor risk is sparse inconsistent.In 12 cohorts from 6 European countries, individual estimates of annual mean levels at baseline residence were estimated by standardized land-use regression models developed within ESCAPE TRANSPHORM projects: particulate matter (PM) ≤2.5, ≤10, 2.5-10 μm in diameter (PM2.5, PM10, PMcoarse), PM2.5 absorbance, nitrogen oxides (NO2 NOx) elemental composition PM. We...
Epidemiologic evidence indicates common risk factors, including air pollution exposure, for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, suggesting the involvement of altered molecular pathways.
Despite the relevance for occupational safety policies, health effects of temperature on injuries have been scarcely investigated. A nationwide epidemiological study was carried out to estimate risk workers exposed extreme and identify economic sectors jobs most at risk. The daily time series work-related in industrial services sector from Italian national workers' compensation authority (INAIL) were collected each 8090 municipalities period 2006–2010. Daily air temperatures with a 1 × km...